Embroidery needle



Aug. 14, 1923.

T. L. ATKINSON EMBROIDERY NEEDLE Filed Jan 9, 1922 in uan'tm' Truman L.fll'Kinson Fatented Aug. M, 1923..

I ii a TRUMAN n. ernrnson, erLunrneron, rarcnresnnssrsnoit re Lunrne'rcnTron or MICHIGAN.

- Application filer]. January 9 Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, TRUMAN L, ATKIN son, a citizen or" the United Statesof Amer ica, residing at Ludingtomin the county of Mason and State of'Michigamdmve invented. certain new and useful Improvements inEmbroideryxlleedles; and I do hereby declare the fcllowingto be a full,

clear, and exact description. of the invention, such aswill enableothers skilled in th art to which it appertains to make and use thesame;

This invention 'rclates to a novel constructio er embroidery needle; -ltis an object and purpose oi the invention to make an embroidery needlesubstantially wholly of sheet metal, fashioning the same. by simpleoperations to "make an embroidery needle which is very'easil'y threadedand in which the yarn, thread or the"like used therewith enters atoneend of the handle of the needle'and is wholly within the same for thelength of the needle, thereby obviating any trouble vmany times caused:where the' yarn, thread orthe like .IS CEiI'IlGCl to the de-iyice at apoint between the ends thereof; A

further object iof-the in ention-isto form the device with a'handle. anda needle part readily adjustable with respect to each other and providedwith a scale for regulating the adjustment to any ClQSllfiCl point, saidscale bein yer readil seen and convcnientl b y r 'placed' for guidancein adyustmg the two parts with respect to each-other;- Many otherobjects and purposes, together; with novel constructions "for -attalningthe same will be apparent as understandmg of the invention is had fromthe following description, taken in connection'with the accom panyingdrawing,'in which,

ig. 1 is a plan of the embroidery needle or my inventionJ f 1 i Fig. 2is a central-longitudinal vertical section through the device.

Fig.3 is a transverse vertical section taken substantially on theplane'of line 3=3 of Fig.2. V Y

Fig. 4 is a plan Viewof amodified form of needle part' to be used withtheidevice for certain types otwork. I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on the plane of line 5"-5of Fig. 4C.

Fig. '6 is an enlarged transverse NOVELTY mnnuracrunrne COMPANY, erLnrrn'eron, irrcnrenn, .i coerce-A- jnri'saornnar NEEDLE.

, i922. Serial no. 528,033.

lined-6 02? Fig. l, and

Fig. 71s a transverse section on line 77, ofFig.2.- v

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the, different figuresol the drawing. The handle 1 of the device is formed from apieceof sheetmetal into cylindrical form, the edges of the netalbeing spaced apart 7on the under side whereby a longitudinai slot 2 is made the fulllengthof th handle. In the upper side of the handle an elongated slot3,-closed at'both ends, is cut substantially half the length oflihehandle at its forward portion. At each side of the slot a consecutive se'ies of spaced apart indicatthe edges :of which are turned back, as

shown at 6, the ferrule thus clasping the sect-ion on ing lines 4 aremade. The back end 01" the l rear end of the handle 1 and closing thebottom slot 2 at such end.

The needle portion of the device is -formed from, a'single piece otsheetmetal witha projecting prong 7, the front end otwhich is pointedand bentslightly downward, as indicated at 8, thepointod portion being flatincross section, as shown in Fig. 6. An opening9 is made through theprong near its pointed end for the passage of yarn or thread as willlater appear. The prong is reinforccdback of the point by downwardlyandinwardly turneds des 10, coming almost together. At the rear end theneedle portion is made into substantially cylindrical form, the cylinder'11 made being ofa size to enterthe front end of thehandle 1 forslidable movement with respect to the handle. The metal from whichcylinder 11 is made at its adjacent edges and on the under side of thecylinder is turned in wardlm makmg hps12 which lie directly screw 17projecting upwardly from a head This is and 18 located Within the part11 of the needle portion of the device. Nut 15 has a lower projection 15of smaller diameter or of a size to readily enter the circular end 14 ofslot 13. It is evident that by tightening the nut, the needle portion ofthe device may be securely clamped to the handle portion, and that onloosening said nut, the needle por-' tion is freed for movement to anydesired position, the scale at e giving guidance as to any desired placeto stop and secure the parts together. By reason of the part 15 enteringopening 14, the needle portion is connected with the nut 15 and may bemoved with it. By unscrewing the nut far enough that part 15 isdisassociated from 'the needle portion of the device, said needleportion maybe entirely removed. and replaced by another of differentsize of prong and point for a different grade olj worlc, the size of theend portion llrreinaining the same. Slot 123 permits free passage of thescrew 17 in removing or replacing needle members in the handle.

In threading the needle, the thread or yarn-19 is passed through theferrule at'the bacl: end of the handle and thence through the slot 2after which. it is carried to and through opening 9 in the needle prong.On taking up the slack in the bread or yarn it passes n invardly throughthe slot 2 in the handle so as tobe located Within the handleand-directly under the prong 7. T he front end of the cylindricalhandle, being-larger than the cross section oil? the gn'onggseiyes as astop for the insertion of the needle through goods embroidered; Theextent of insertion of the needle prong is adjusted by loosening nut 15and adjusting the needle poi-tionas previously described. V I have shownin Fig.4 a needle member of modified form in WlllGh the prong .7 is

'lar 'er and Wider and. in Which the o enin O L;

9 near the point. 8 is made by cutting the ineta-l at three sides andleaving it connected at the back edge, turning the same downwardly andto the r a1" thereby making a smooth and rounded surface, shown at 20for the exulrn'oidery material to pass over.

particularly useful in the making of rugs in which rag strips arethreaded through the needle, there being no catching of the material onthe sides of the opening. The same kind of opening is useful with otherembroidery materials. Inasmuch as the length of the prong that is .to.pass through the goods with this type of needle prong is constant, anannular enlarged shoulder or'ring 21 is made entirely around the needleportion between the prong and the inner end 11, stopping theinsertioninto the end of the handle 1 at a certain point.

This ring then serves as'a stop to the insertlon of the prong throughthe goods. The same securing means isused to connect to the handle Withthis form of needle member as with the others.

The embroidery needle constructed as described is relatively simple,econoinical'to construct, and ,very effective for the purpose it is toserve. It has but few parts all strong and durable and readily and.easily constructed and assembled. he feeding of the embroidery yarn orother material into the end of andlengthwise of the device is a valuable feature of the invention. Variations in the exact detail ofconstruction may be resorted to Without changing the invention definedin theappended claims, and I consider the invention .coinprehends allsuch variationsand modifications as come Within the'scope of suchclaizns. r

1. An embroidery-,needle, comprising a cylindrical handle slottedlengthwise on its underside for its entire lengthand slotted for part'ofitslength on its uppersidc, a

ferrule attached around i the handle at one end and closing the lowerslot said end,

anee'dle member slidably inserted in the other'end ot the handle havingan inner endof cylindrical form longitudinally slot ted on its underside to come into conjunction with the lower slotin the handle, andmeans extending through the upper slot in the handleand through theinner end portion of the needle member-for adjustably connecting thehandle and needle member together, said handle at each side of the upperslot being provided with an indicating scale, substantiallyas and forthepurposes described; r

V An. embroidery needle, comprising a cylindrical handle open at bothends and slotted lengthwiserthereof on its under side for substantiallyits entire length, one end of the'slot being closed for a shortdistance,

a needle member slidably inserted intothe otl 'n'end of the handlehaving its inner end of open cylindrical term slotted on its under sidelongitudinally to come into conjunction with the slot in the handle, andmeans for adjustably securing the needle member in cylindrical inner endslotted longitudinally for its full length on its under side, said slotlying in conjunction with the under slot in the handle, and meansextending through the upper slot'in the handle and through the innerendportion of the needle member for adjustably connecting the handle ndn ele together.

4. An embroidery needle member formed from a single piece of sheet metalhaving one end shaped into cylindricalform and with a prong extendinghorizontally from oneend of and abthe upper side of said cylindricalportion, said prong having a pointed outer end and an opening therethrough formed by striking the metal downwardly and turning it back uponitself, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signacure.

TRUE/IAN L. ATKINSON.

